A BLACK CUBAN TEENAGER AND THE OPERA

By Marietta Manso

I think that my future is in the operatic singing, and I know I must to sacrifice to get it, not stay out at nights, take care of my voice and, of course, never to smoke.

These are words of Oscar Castañeda Trujillo, while all the dreams of the world escape through his black eyes.

THE CUBAN SENSE OF THE WORD "SOLIDARITY"

By Luis Marín Lopez

Sometimes there are some words or concepts we used them in our daily language, without reflecting about their meaning or reach.

Have you ever thought what solidarity means and which is its importance? According to the Larousse Dictionary, it is the feeling that impels men to help each other, and it is also the mutual dependency between men that prevent some ones of begin happy, if the others aren´t.